October 2011
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders...”
– Maya Angelou
“I want to be a cloud so full of honey
That there is nothing left of me
Until I...”
– Dorothea Lasky, excerpt from You are beautiful (via holdonmagnolia)
I <3 Dorothea Lasky, especially hearing her read in person. There’s nothing like it
sportula asked: About the Mulan ask you got earlier; while I am certainly no expert in Chinese history, I am a Chinese history major and am doing my senior thesis on Mulan (though a Chinese film from 1939, not the Disney!) and I do want to point out that I have yet to find a Chinese version of Mulan where there was any sort of threat of death because of her cross dressing. She always goes back home and changes...
lettersintheampersand asked: Thank you for this tumblr! I'm so glad I'm not alone in being a feminist who loves Disney :) Your critiques are great
makiruz asked: Have you ever reviewed Greg Weisman's Gargoyles here?
Anonymous asked: I visited Spirit Halloween today and was standing in front of the Native American costume selection sighing, when a group of young white girls walked up behind me and one of them loudly exclaimed, "Oh I need a headdress for my costume!!" Sighed harder.
marrymejasonsegel asked: I'm not the original poster, but as an overweight woman, I was incredibly insulted that a costume meamt to portray an iconic fat character remade her into a thin "sexy" body type. Ursula was great because she was fat AND thought she was hot shit. By making that costume and not even providing a plus size option, Disney destroyed that aspect of her. They also implied that by making...
lateralsulcus asked: I'm surprised you didn't comment on that Sexy Ursula costume - frankly it just made me cringe. They made a costume sexy when the character it's based off of has absolutely NO resemblance to it whatsoever? I find it disappointing.
cheshirecaticus asked: Ahah, thanks for the tips regarding how to approach el friend, we had an interesting chat about if being a 'true' fan/supporter/etc meant being being completely ignorant of said things faults and unwilling to seek improvement, like a lot of things in life I guess. It turned out well! Also enjoy getting tipsy, ahah.
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the countdown to Oct. 31...
thisshitisallracist:
ccatchdreamerr:
I made this <3 It is mostly for summer afternoons running through forests. But i will be wearing it for halloween.
Please…don’t, there is just so much…offensiveness.
Running through forests???
Of course running through forests, because all natives are generically magical nature people and their culture isn’t real so it’s definitely...
cheshirecaticus asked: I was recently asked what I thought about a Disney film, and my response was essentially 'enjoyed it, but cannot ignore the undertones/more sexist issues such as... (gives a few examples)'. Their reply was a sort of aghast 'why must you ruin things/why can't you just enjoy it/why must you make a problem?' Considering they're a friend, I was wondering how would you...
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Dr. Pepper: Not so peppy these days
Seems- so far at least- like what I expected to happen with the Dr. Pepper drink is exactly what’s happening. A 1940’s appropriate ad in a 2011 world will give you its own just revenge, Dr. Never Drink You Pepper.
read about it here
Excerpt:
The “for men only” advertising campaign for its new 10-calorie quasi diet drink may be backfiring with both sexes, experts say. Dr Pepper’s...
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rags2bitchez asked: Why feminism and not humanitarianism?
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Trigger warnings: useful or useless?
[reblogged Ask by request] …I understand what it’s like to be triggered. I really do. But to me, the whole concept of trigger warnings always confused me… I’m not opposed to the idea of trigger warnings at all; I use them when I feel they’re necessary. But at the same time, I think a person can be triggered by anything, so choosing when to attach ...
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"I'm a feminist mom and my daughter loves...
An interesting article came up in the Huffington Post a couple days ago titled, “I‘m a Feminist Mom- And My Daughter Loves Princesses” by Hayley Krischer.
I’d rec checking it out if this kind of thing interests you. She quotes/references all the basic sources for discussing this so I feel like it’s at least a well informed article. I don’t know if I agree...
Anonymous asked: I know you're a big fan of Miyazaki so I thought you would like this article (if you haven't already seen it): herocomplex. latimes. com/2009/07/25/ comiccon-miyazaki-breaks-his-boycott-of-us/
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bloodandgutsinhighschool asked: I got a lot of criticism from your followers for my view on trigger warnings, and I'd like to explain myself. I suffer from severe anxiety, and only recently stopped self-harming, so I understand what it's like to be triggered. I really do. But to me, the whole concept of trigger warnings always confused me. I still use them for the benefit of others, but I personally have never seen...
